Catching Up With Casey Munoz

Apr 11, 2013

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – A junior from
San Diego, Casey
Munoz (CM), has been a strong first base asset
to the men's baseball squad. SantaClaraBroncos.com
(SCB) sat down with Munoz to discuss when he began
to play as well as some of his training regimens.

By Kaitlin Fuelling, '13

SCB: Growing up, what positions did you play?
CM: I always played first base growing up because I was
too chubby to play any of the other positions. Now I would
love to be a pitcher, but I like hitting way too much.

SCB: If you could play in any ballpark in the country,
which one would it be?CM: I would love to play in Dodger
Stadium. I played there in high school and since I am a Dodger fan,
it was one of the coolest experiences of my life.

SCB: What is something you have learned from being a
student-athlete at Santa Clara University?CM: I have learned that it is not easy
to balance school and baseball. I came from a junior college and
academics were not very demanding so I did not have to worry about
balancing school and baseball.

SCB: How do you hang out with your teammates outside of
practice or games?CM: Typically a lot of the guys go out
to eat after games or practices. When we are in season we hang out
in the hotels on road trips, we spend most of the day with each
other.

SCB: Is there a team in particular you are looking
forward to playing?CM: I do not really look forward to any
teams in particular. I am excited for next season because we will
get to play in San Diego, which is my hometown.

SCB: How do you train in the off-season and summer?CM: During the offseason, I workout with
a bunch of other players from San Diego at Black Ops Human
Performance. It is fun because a lot of the guys that workout there
play in the WCC, so we workout together in the offseason and
compete against each other during the season.

SCB: What do you do for your pre-game routine?CM: I like to listen to music and tune
out everything that is going on around me. I am not big into
superstitions but if I do something strange before a game and we
win, I am not opposed to trying that out again.

SCB: Do you have a particular player you look up to or
professional team to watch? CM: Even though I am not a Yankee fan, I
love watching Robinson Cano. He has one of the most beautiful
swings in baseball.

Come Support the Broncos at Stephen Schott Stadium
tomorrow night as they take on the University of San Francisco
Gaels at 6:00pm!